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Camping World camper repair

Got written fixed price quotes a a Presidents Club member for labor and material for the repair of my camper for $5175.15. Presidents Club members get a 10% discount on products and on some labor. Rather than charge me the fixed pricing, Camping World used hourly pricing pricing with no Presidents Club discounts for material. Items replaced was listed in their catalog showing club discounts. Submitted a complaint with customer relations and Camping World headquarters, with no results. Camping World charged me over $7, 000 for the work. Camping World cannot be trusted to do honest work for published pricing.

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Camping World quality of service work

We took our motorhome in for warranty work. We were told it would take 1 week. After 1 week we called and they told us it was finished and we went to pick it up. Only one thing had been done out of our list of about 10 items. They apologized and said if we left it for one more week, they would finish. We did and the next week they called us and said it was finished. We drove back (87 miles each way) to the store and the first thing I did was check the electric awning motor and when I pushed the button nothing happened. They had forgotten to install the new motor. When I went inside they had left my refrigerator closed for 2 weeks and it was full of mold. They had drilled 5 holes in a valance trying to repair it and left sawdust on the floor and black marks on the ceiling from their drill. I had to take the rv to the factory to get the valance replaced. I would never take my rv to a Camping World for repairs again

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Camping World appalling workmanship and customer service

We used camping world for a mass of work on our newly purchased rv, our experience left us with an exceptionally bad taste, here is a prã©cis of what happened: having booked it in we left a written list, we also backed this up with emails confirming various matters so all was clear, what transpired was a joke. They charged for lots of work that was not done and when challenged they asked for proof & pictures, and despite the fact that within minutes of asking for it it was sent to them, they then refused to comment and asked for time to respond, they never did, except to say they would not be making any allowances at all, but that was after 5 months. When they called to say the unit was ready for collection as our driver was there to pick it up and despite the fact that we had told them we would need the information in advance to arrange payment, the call came in just before the store was due to close, they asked for payment, the trouble was they had no idea what the cost was! We called them back after half an hour, they still did not know, they actually expected us to give them our credit card details and leave them to it! After another half an hour we called again and they had a list of the work, it came to over $15, 000.00. On checking through the list many items had been duplicated and after many arguments so they could go home and we could get our rv back they settled at a figure of $13, 000.00+. The problem was that when we got our rv back it was a mess, apart from the obvious signs that they had not serviced the boilers as they were covered in soot and the screws were seized to get the covers off when we checked, they had installed a brand new fridge, this had been put in without any care and sliced through the main wiring loom from main support feet on the base of the fridge. Camping world caused a host of damage and charged for work not done, but despite sending them proof and offering them to appoint an independent inspection they totally ignored all of it. We referred all of this to their hq in bowling green via a lady called jean sewell who is in charge of customer relations. At no time have we received any compensation from camping world nor have we received an explanation for the delays of over 5 months, they did keep saying sorry, but sorry without any further action is worthless.in the end we have had to take this to our credit card company bank of america to try and get some of our losses back. Our experience with camping world is less than favourable and we are seeking our losses back which are in excess of $8, 000.00 from the credit card company as camping world just refuse to deal with it. Would I go back to them ever again, the answer is a definite no, use them to buy parts perhaps but certainly not for work as there is no use relying on them to put matters right when you have a legitimate complaint with overwhelming proof in your favour. Over 5 months is far too long to leave a customer hanging on whilst they wait for you to get your act together, and then to admit nothing and offer nothing sums up their customer care. If camping world do not like what we have written, then sue me, we have all the proof we need in a court of law. If you do use camping world, be vigilant and check every little job they do with great care. As a final point, the work they did was not checked afterwards as if they had they would have noticed that as soon as you switched the main battery on it all shorted out where it had cut through the wiring loom, therefore nothing worked! Other things like telling us the generator needed work when it would not start was down to the fact that the rv had less than a quarter of a tank of fuel, so it would never start, something an idiot would know, but they still charged us an hours labour for that and I told them in the end why it would not start before that they wanted to strip the gen set! If you want to see pictures and see the emails, more than happy to supply them.

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May 08, 2018 9:27 am EDT

We bought a brand new 5th wheel in June of 2017 and had a satellite dish for Dish Network installed. We brought the unit back a few months late and advised the refrigerator was making a loud noise and was not cooling properly. It also would not seem to switch over to electric from LP. They replaced only 2 of the 4 fans. They said they didn't know it had 4 fans and said if it started again to bring it back. 10 months later we returned as we had changed our service from Dish Network to Direct TV and needed the satellite changed. The refrigerator was making a loud noise as well. The Service adviser stated it would probably only take an hour to change the satellite, as all the wiring was done and Direct TV had programmed the receivers for the 5th wheel the day before. We received a call 3 days later from the tech 'Mike Smith'. (I think they lied to me about his last name when I asked for it) He stated that he was paid by the job and it was a minimum 3 hours. We told him that they had already done all the wiring 10 months before. He didn't seem to be concerned and stated he was paid by the job, not by the hour and the 3 hours would be minimum because he had to program the receivers. We again stated that Direct TV had programmed the receivers for the unit the day before we brought it there. His response was 'well, they don't always work'. Imagine that, Direct TV doesn't know how to program their own receivers! He then insisted that we come in and sign an affidavit that we would pay the 3 hours, before they would start the job. We then spoke to Linda Salis, whose card says she is a 'Sales Adviser', but told us she was the 'acting' General Manager. We paid $399 for the satellite 10 months prior, but she stated that now it was $599. She was rude and arrogant.

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Daniel Griswald
Tallahassee, US
Mar 05, 2014 6:30 am EST

This store has always taken care of me and my family and has gone out of their way at times to get us back on the road so we can enjoy our vacations. Sounds like Simon has his panties to tight!

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Camping World - lack of service

Took 3 week old camping trailer to Camping World of Chattanooga for warranty repairs. Awning broke on first use, black water tank valve would not close and shower leaked. Had an appoitnment with Camping World of Chattanooga for Tuesday am at 8:30. I was told work would start that day. After 10 days, a dozen calls and as many excuses my camper had not been...

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Camping World stolen car dolly

Dropped RV off with tow dolly attached. Was told 2 times it was ok and tow dolly would be locked up behind fence. Rv and dolly sat in unprotected lot for at least 3 days. Tow dolly stolen and now camping world states that they are not responsible. On top of that, I paid up front [at their request] for warrenty work. Big time rip off and scammers

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Camping World terrible service and rip off sales

Purchased 2006 Gulf Stream from Camping World, N. Charleston in December of 2008. We've had to take in in for warranty work twice and each time they have kept it 3 to 4 weeks. We're talking simple repairs here. This time we were told we could have it back in two weeks, but they are waiting for a simple A/C part which is taking three weeks (so far) to get in.
Each time we go we are greeted by really nice people, but they don't get the job done. The workmanship is terrible; it takes two or three walk-throughs before they get it right.
When we bought the RV, we were told by the finance manager, Chris, that (for paperwork's sake) they would add $5000 to the price and add $5000 to our deposit (we would come out even. They actually added $10, 000 to the price. We're paying $5000 more than the sales price. Pay attention to paperwork and not what they say they're going to do.
They lie for a sale. They promise things they don't deliver on. They smile in your face while sticking you in the back.
The only time we've had any satisfaction with them is when we made a complaint to the corporate office. The corporate office faxed them the complaint, then they tried to make amends, but we still ending up with time and financial lose.
BUYER BE WARE! Watch your pocketbook and repairs.

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Mar 06, 2019 1:00 pm EST

First of all, none of the campers were unlocked. Was told since the weather looked overcast, they don't unlock them.
Was asked which "one" I want to see. I said "all of them" as I was trying to find a floor plan that I liked. It's kind of hard to sale a camper when all the doors are locked, isn't it? Anyway, the salesman was an arrogant [censored]. We looked at some of the campers and he explained some things I didn't know. Then he asked me how much my truck towed and I told him around 11, 000 pounds. He said, no way and laughed. I told him that's what's written on the paperwork and I intentionally got a truck that had good towing capacity. I repeated, that's what's on the truck. He said, No way! You think what you want to think and laughed again. He needs to do his due diligence before he opens his big mouth. And that is no way to speak to possible customer. Not any more. I will take my business elsewhere.

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Camping World desperate salesmen

Me and my wife recently stopped by Camping World in St Augustine FL to look at Class A motorhomes. We just came from the beach and were dressed in shorts and sandals. We were approached by a salesman that asked us if we needed help. When we told him we were just looking and not purchasing that day, he drove us in a golf cart to the farthest part away from the Class A motorhomes and said "Go ahead and look, everything is un locked" and retreated back to the air-conditioned showroom. We were shocked. After looking for a bit we did see a coach that impressed us and asked for some information. The salesman (a different one) sat us down in his office and explained the unit we had inquired about. During the sit down, I asked the salesman if I could use his phone to check in at work. I am an on call nurse and my I had left my cell in the car. I made my call from his office and before we left, this salesman asked for our contact info several times. We refused and shook hands and left the dealership. During the next several days, this salesman called my work at least 5 times a day trying to contact me. He had recalled my work number from his office phone and attempting to solicit me against my wishes. He did not stop calling and leaving messages for 3 weeks. Then another sales manager started calling me at work. It was simply "harassment". I will never purchase anything from Campming World and will continue to tell everyone I know to watch out for these underhanded tactics used there to sell RV's .

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brother rick
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Apr 21, 2011 2:08 am EDT
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We left our travel trailer on assignment at Comping World of St Augustine. for 3 months. They were unable to sell the camper. The price in now know was to high. In the meantime, they stole tires, barbecue and weather station we had in it. When we went for the camper, we didn't notice that the tires were 3 different sizes plus recaps. We bought that camper brand new from them 4 years. So the tires were fine until we left it with them. Trust me, do not put your camper on assignment at Camping World of St Augustine. If you buy one of their camper, check it out completely.

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Camping World rude customers

I was in a Camping World store the other day to get a part for my water heater. While I was waiting in line
to see someone in the parts department, when the couple in front of me started yelling yelling at the
guy behind the counter. The yelling was all over the fact that they had an appointment at 9:00 am for an
oil change and that they had not started the work yet. I looked down at my watch and it had only been about
20 min. since they had checked in. The adviser behind the counter told them he was sorry, but they were
very busy and were trying their best to help them in a quick manner. The couple would not listen to the guy
and instead seemed to get more upset. All I could think about was, if you are so busy in your life that you can wait
20 min for a shop to start working on your RV than you have way too much stuff you should be doing other
that getting you oil changed! I mean come on when was the last time you went to the doctors office for an
appointment and was rushed right in the door?!?!?!?

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Oct 22, 2018 3:21 pm EDT

Maybe they had been through Camping worlds web of lies before.

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Camping World pop up camper

purchased a used pop up. Asked directly about the roof and it it leaks. They said that if it did they would have whole saled it away. It leaks like a seive. Also, I asked about transferring my tag from my old pop-up and they told me that you cant do it. We inquired at the DMV to find out that they lied. When confronted, they continued to deny it - saying that hey its only 50 bucks, but then finally came around to admit the truth. Very difficult and deceitful dealership. Your worst used vehicle dealership nightmare. Be warned.

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Greeley, US
Oct 25, 2011 11:23 pm EDT

Your first problem was buying a pop up. Pop up people are wanna be RVers. Pop ups are cheap pieces of junk, best thing to do is hook up your pop up, drive it over to the landfill, pay the money required to dump, unhook the pop up, and drive away. That is how you fix a pop up. Save up your money and buy a fifth wheel or something that might stay intact for about 5 years or so. Better yet, just buy a stinkin tent!

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Camping World - terrible service, again!

Once again Camping World has proven themselves to be totally incompetent and that their could care less about their customers. We made an appointment weeks in advance for some warranty work on our RV. We returned three days later to get somethings we had forgotten, and it was still parked where we left it. The girl at the the service counter tried to blame...

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Camping World - extended warranty

Camping World recently purchased Freedom Roads rv Warranty Co. They do not honor the Warranty. They will pay for the minor repair but if a major repair comes along like a Turbo Rebuild for $1800, they start back pedaling and making lame excuses for why it is not covered. I might add they charged me $6300. for this ext warr. Thus far in 2 1/2 yrs I've had...

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Camping World repair issues and damages to camper

My husband took our camper to Camping World for the repairs in September 2007. He left instructions to complete the repairs from tree limb damage along with adjusting the super slide and floor in front of the door if these were covered under the warranty. We were told that Camping World did not do the warranty work on one occasion and that they did do the warranty work on two other occasions for R-Vision.

We had not gotten any updates on the status of the repairs for a couple of weeks. My husband contacted Camping World and they claimed that they had "dropped the ball" and had forgotten about our repairs.

A work order was finally written up by camping world on October 16, 2007 in the amount of $2, 990.33. To the best of our knowledge this amount was to cover all of the repairs on the camper.

On January 18, 2008 a supplemental estimate was submitted for $2, 899.78. Camping World stated that they did not realize there was damage to the inside paneling of the camper until they removed the wall. (They were advised of the damage on the inside along with the exterior damage at the time of initial estimate)

On January 26, 2008, we were able to pick up our camper as all of the repairs were complete. When we parked the camper and opened the slide outs we noticed that the back wall no longer rested on top of the floor, the wardrobe was reattached to the wall with some screws missing, the inside panel of the wardrobe was broken and not attached securely, the access panel to the tub was not installed as it was before, the seam tape on the wall panels was crumpled and torn, and there were three tears in the linoleum in front of the slide out. Upon looking at the floor I found a screw that was left on the floor under the slide out where the tears were.

Immediately, we called Camping World and complained about the damage. A shop supervisor by the name of Don came to our house and looked at the camper. He admitted that there was damage and assured us that Camping World would fix it. Upon looking at the outside of the camper I found a loose nut on the mechanisms that support the slide out. It also appeared that the slide out mechanism had been moved as there were paint lines now visible on the mechanism. We then noticed that the slide out was closer to the front of the camper. Don stated that to the best of his knowledge, that Camping World did have the warranty contract for R-Vision. He spoke to Lee who supervised the repairs on our camper and advised him that we were not satisfied with the repairs.

On January 28, 2008 Lee called my husband and assured him that the damages and repairs would be corrected. On January 29, 2008 he sent a driver to pick up the camper and take it back to Camping World.

In order to repair the camper, they removed the entire back wall and put it back on.

My husband then called the manufacturer of our camper to find out what the procedure was for repairing the back wall. R-Vision informed him that to repair that type of damage you don't have to remove the entire back wall, you can, but it is not necessary.

My husband went to Camping World to check the progress of the repairs during the week. They spoke with him about putting carpet down over the linoleum to cover the tears. To repair the linoleum, they would have to cut and patch the linoleum. We agreed to the installation of the carpet. The carpet was ordered.

We then went to camping world on Saturday February 2, 2008, to check the progress of the work. Lee told us he was waiting on the carpet to come in to make the repairs.

The following Saturday February 9, 2008, we went back to camping world to check the progress of the repairs and nothing had been done. We then spoke to Don and advised him that we did not want Lee or his shop worker that performed the repairs to touch our camper any more.

In reviewing the insurance estimates, we notice discrepancies in the estimates compared to the work that was done. Lee called our house on February 12, 2008, and left a message for my husband to call him. My husband returned the phone call but kept getting put on extended hold. He went to Camping World on February 13, 2008 and was greeted by Lee and his shop worker. They tried to tell my husband that the camper was like that when it was brought in to their shop and that the wall was made that way. My husband then spoke with the manager( I think his name was Cliff). Cliff then assured my husband that he would oversee the repairs/corrections and the camper would be fixed. He also stated that he would review the bill.

I went to Camping World on Saturday February 16, 2008 to check on the progress of the repairs. A shop worker named Rick had been assigned to my camper for the repairs/corrections. When I approached the camper no one was around and the bottom panel on the back of the camper was removed. It did not appear that any repairs had been made. I spoke with Lee who informed me that Cliff and Chris were reviewing the bill for the repairs but neither of them were there. I was there for approximately 1.5 hours and approached my camper twice and never saw anyone working on it.

On February 21, 2008, my husband stopped by camping World to check on the camper. Upon his arrival he was told that the repairs were completed, and that they owed us a refund in the amount of $522.00 for repairs that were not done. They then told my husband that they did not touch the slide out and that was how our camper was brought to them. They also stated that they called R-Vision and the person that they talked to stated that the wall sits like they have it and not on the floor. (however none of the other walls in the camper are like that) My husband told them he would have to pick the camper up Saturday as we use my truck to tow it. He then left Camping World.

When he arrived at home he decided to go the same day and get the camper. He called Camping World and told them we were coming in two hours to pick the camper up. When we went to pick the camper up, everyone was supposedly in a two hour telephone conference and would not come out to speak with us. They told Denise (service writer) that they were not refunding the money for repairs that were not done. Upon preparing to tow the camper home. I found another loose nut on the slide out (that they didn't do anything to) that I had to tighten before pulling the camper home. Denise did witness me finding and tightening the loose nut.This is the second nut that was found loose on the slide out.

When we parked the camper, we opened it and noticed that the carpet was on the floor but it does not appear that they did anything to put the wall back in its proper place, they secured the broken panel back into the wardrobe, installed all of the screws for the wardrobe to secure it to the wall, they cut the access panel for the tub to fit the hole but it is still installed improperly. The front slide out now sits against the wall on one side and made and awful noise when I tried to open it. I only got it open 1/3 of the way and had to close it. I didn't want to break it. I also noticed that on the left side upper corner someone had scrubbed the panel hard enough that they removed some of the paint. There was a rusty line there where water drains off of the roof. There was also new caulking along the top of the camper. The top panel is also dented on the rear upper corner from when the limb went into the camper.

The slide out worked before we took it to camping world. My camper is a 2008 and we had owned it for only 4 months.

I got my camper back with more damage than what they were to repair.

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Nancy Robins
Goo, US
Jul 13, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

I recently complained about the service and loan departments at Camping Wold, N. Charleston, SC. Although everything I said about their service (and more holds true), I double checked my sales agreement and it seems the $5000 added to our bottom line was a misunderstanding. I became a bit confused with all the financial manipulation that happens when purchasing vehicles. It seems the extra amount charged was for warranties. Whew! We didn't realize we were paying over $5000 for them. I must apologize to Chris, the Finance Manager for my incorrectness.
As for the service, we still don't have our motor home back after five weeks. The part they were waiting for came in, but was the wrong size. Guess we're just making the next couple of months payments for it to sit in their garage.
Still not happy.

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Kim
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Aug 23, 2010 4:05 pm EDT

I was told by camping world hat i have cracked calipers on the front wheels with approx. 45, 000 miles. It is a 2006 fleetwood flair class A.

It sounds as if it was caused by the work horse safety recall #50901-C but camping world says it is not.And wants to charge $2, 400.00 to replace them.To me it seems like a defect or something.

I don't want to change to a diffrent brand of coach but if i can't get some sort of satisfaction i'll be doing just that.

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Jack Palmer
Florissant, US
Oct 14, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

We also are using camping world for the last time. The first time we went to the new Camping World in Colorado Springs they installed our batteries in backwards. That caused lots of problems. Of course they didn't do it. My husband is 73 and not in good health he sure didn't install the batteries.
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Camping World in Colorado Springs for 5 weeks. When we took it in they said it would be a day or 2. We had several things to be done. We told them we were trying to get ready to leave for the winter could we pick up the motorhome and bring it back when the parts came in.
They said that everything was done except for the jacks, if we wanted to take it we would have to pay our bill in full. We went in and nothing has been done. When asked why nothing was fixed they said they won't put it in a bay until all the parts are there.
I have no idea when we will be able to go on our trip. We paid in advance for the RV Park with no refunds. Camping world has had our RV for 5 weeks and done nothing.
What ever you do DON'T USE CAMPING WORLD.

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Camping World don't have anything repaired there

Auburn Poulsbo RV is famous for giving people the run around, giving poor service and ripping people off! I found this out only after I went in and rescued my 5th wheel from them. I can only hope that you find this out before you fall victim to their shady tactics. The service is poor and the salesmen I dealt with, Stan and Bruce are out and out liars. Don't have anything repaired there. They fix things so you have to bring it back again. They supposedly did a multi-point inspection. They supposedly repaired the hot water tank. If they did anything, it was done incorrectly. They were supposed fix the hot water tank. When I got it home, it didn't work. I called around and took it to Camping World in Tacoma. That was also a huge mistake. They replaced the entire tank and installed the "one way" valve wrong. They also hooked my RV up to city water with out the pressure reducer and blew several lines. Now when I hook city water with the reducer to the RV, water pours out the fresh water tank inlet. This has been absolute madness. No one will accept responsibility for their actions.

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Camping World the customer is not always right!

Camping world - albuquerque, nm may 02, 2007
Aaron aragon - general manager

At 8am on april 23, 2007, I arrived here for my appointment to install 2 window awnings on my 2006 national seabreeze lx. Knowing that these awnings would have to be pre-ordered, I called at the beginning of the month and spoke to the service department at length to order the correct sizes and colors that would match the existing patio awning. We are full time rvers and would only be in albuquerque for one week and I schedule the appt. For the first working day we were there.

On arrival, my appt. Could not be found in their computer and I told them when I had called and who I had spoken to. My husband had called again on april 9 and added the installation of an air filter but they had no record of that either. We were told that it was lucky they had a cancellation that morning and should be able to get the jobs done by early afternoon. I was assured that our awnings were there and we left the mh and went off in our car to pick up friends staying north of the city.

We received a call a half hour later from the service department stating that there were no awnings there, as we had not prepaid for them. I was extremely upset and asked why a payment was never requested when I ordered them over the phone, and was even given an appt. And was assured they would be there on time. I asked to speak to the manager and was told he was busy but would call me back as soon as possible.in the meantime we turned around and drove 15 miles back to the store.

While speaking to the manager, I was informed that prepayment for special orders is their policy. That was fine with me but they apparently forgot to ask for it when I placed my order. I would have been more than willing to give them a credit card over the phone if they had asked for it. Now I asked how they could resolve this as it wasn't my job to know their policy. I asked for overnight shipping at their expense and the manager said it was impossible because no carrier could handle the 12 foot pole length of the one awning. Since we had reservations the following week further east, he said the only thing he could do is order the awnings then and have us drive to another location for installation and he would comp the installation charge of $80.00. I also stated that I wanted them to pay for the shipping charges for my inconvenience of having to go out of my way to another store location. He agreed and then went to the service department to write up the new charges.

The new bill reflected a savings of only $100.00 over the original bill of approximately $800.00. Upon closer inspection, we did not have the same figures I was quoted on the phone. My original quote for the awnings was $998.76 minus $199.00 for discounts and president's club savings. He stated those figures were wrong and how did he know where I got those numbers from and also that I probably heard wrong over the phone. I told him why do you think I wrote everything down that day including who I spoke to etc. He said the original bill would have been approximately $1000.00 and he was comping $300.00 for shipping and installation. I had been quoted $72.00 for shipping 2 awnings and $80.00 for installation less the president's club discount. He handed me a reworked bill and told me that was it, take it or leave it and you and I are finished.

To sum it all up, I expected to pay $800.00 for this job. I did everything necessary for this appt. And camping world dropped the ball and offered me $100.00 for my inconvenience, 3 unpleasant hours at their store that morning, and a lesson that the customer is not always right and as a result I will no longer be a customer.

Sincerely,
Patricia weber

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Don-J
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Jan 03, 2012 9:54 pm EST

So... you got a custom-made 12 foot awning produced, shipped to a different location, installed for free ... and for $100 less than you planned to pay for it in the first place (not to mention $300 less than the dealer really wanted) and... you're complaining about it? Sheesh, lady... really?

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